In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Girl, I'm in love with you baby
And I want you to know
That I'm hooked on your body
And I'm tryna be yours
(Radio killa, killa, killa)
(Oh, yessir)
We beat it up like gorillas
(Trick, where you at?
Oh, yessir, Bikini Hour)
She goin' right, she goin' left
I had her here, myself
I got it on it, like I want it
She rode the beat, like a pony
Cameras up, cameras flash
I'm tipsy, tryna last
I wanna change your name to Mrs. Nash
There's nothin' left to say
'Cause she rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She's just rockin' that shit like
We out the door, we in the car
She under my shirt, I'm under her bra
She said take it, if you want it
Then we made love 'til the first light of morning
So we did it, done it, get it, got it
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Baby, she said do it to my body don't move
Baby, ooh, baby
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She's just rockin' that shit like
Girl, I'm in love with you baby
And I want you to know
That I'm hooked on your body
And I'm tryna be your's
Hear my words for their worth
Ain't just tryna get in your clothes
Okay, I'm lying, but damn you fine
And, um
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She's just rockin' that shit like
Take me, I'm your's shawty
We rock to the left, rock to the right
Lend me your body, I'ma rock it all night
Don't leave us on this floor shawty
The door's to the left, I'm parked on the right
Tell my niggas holla back, tell your girls goodnight
The way you rockin' that up in this club
I swear you gon' make a nigga fall in love
The way you rockin' that up in this club
I swear you gon' make a nigga fall in love, love
And I want you to know
That I'm hooked on your body
And I'm tryna be yours
(Radio killa, killa, killa)
(Oh, yessir)
We beat it up like gorillas
(Trick, where you at?
Oh, yessir, Bikini Hour)
She goin' right, she goin' left
I had her here, myself
I got it on it, like I want it
She rode the beat, like a pony
Cameras up, cameras flash
I'm tipsy, tryna last
I wanna change your name to Mrs. Nash
There's nothin' left to say
'Cause she rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She's just rockin' that shit like
We out the door, we in the car
She under my shirt, I'm under her bra
She said take it, if you want it
Then we made love 'til the first light of morning
So we did it, done it, get it, got it
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Baby, she said do it to my body don't move
Baby, ooh, baby
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She's just rockin' that shit like
Girl, I'm in love with you baby
And I want you to know
That I'm hooked on your body
And I'm tryna be your's
Hear my words for their worth
Ain't just tryna get in your clothes
Okay, I'm lying, but damn you fine
And, um
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She rockin' that shit like
She rockin' that shit like
There's nothing I can say
She's just rockin' that shit like
Take me, I'm your's shawty
We rock to the left, rock to the right
Lend me your body, I'ma rock it all night
Don't leave us on this floor shawty
The door's to the left, I'm parked on the right
Tell my niggas holla back, tell your girls goodnight
The way you rockin' that up in this club
I swear you gon' make a nigga fall in love
The way you rockin' that up in this club
I swear you gon' make a nigga fall in love, love
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Rockin' That Shit Lyrics as written by Christopher Stewart Terius Nash
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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